Computers in the Classroom

Few people currently doubt that computers will be an important part of the future of education. Less clear, however, is the exact role that machines will have in the classroom. Among the many possibilities, seven will be described in some detail below with a subjective evaluation of the costs and benifits of each one.

Administration

payrolls, schedules, report cards

Infrastructure

homework via email

Vocational Studies - the Computer as a Subject

"modernized" version of typing classes

The "Electronic Teacher"

Computer Aided Instruction

The Magic Blackboard

improvement over educational videos

The Magic Book and Library

Multimedia Encyclopedias and the Internet

Simulation

from Sim City to Logo